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EDUCATION
I've dedicated my whole life to public education. The current state of JCPS is heartbreaking.
If JCPS wants to avoid being replaced by charter schools, Superintendent Marty Pollio has to go. He's at fault for much of the dysfunction. As a person who has deeply believed in public education all his life, who has taught prospective public school teachers, who has done research in and for public educational systems, who is a member of Phi Delta Kapp.
Courier Journal seeks to unseal records in University of Louisville whistleblower case
In a motion filed Thursday, The Courier Journal asked Jefferson Circuit Court to unseal records in a whistleblower suit involving the University of Louisville. The suit regards former U of L general counsel Amy Shoemaker, who alerted campus police to former Cardinals' assistant basketball coach Dino Gaudio's extortion attempt. U...
School posts kindergarten to graduation 'transition' video that is leaving people in awe
Graduation season has befallen upon American parents and caregivers. There are many country songs that croon on about how children grow up so fast that you'll miss it if you take your eyes off of them for just a second. The month of May starts the flow of tears down proud parents' cheeks as they watch the little person they raised have their named called for their very last high school moment. It's a feeling that is bitter-sweet and cannot be easily wrapped up in words to show the complexity of emotions both parents and graduates are experiencing. Mr. Tausch, principal of Louisville High School enlisted the help of the class of 2036 to honor how quickly the transition from kindergarten to high school graduate happens.The video is beyond adorable featuring seven kindergarteners jumping "into" the camera only to come out on the other side in caps and gowns as high school seniors.
Louisville professor explains significance of AAPI Faculty and Staff Association
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month ends, WHAS11 sat down one-on-one with a University of Louisville (UofL) professor. Dr. Andrew Zhao helped create an organization after tragedy struck the Asian community. Zhao teaches courses on cultural anthropology as its related to East Asia at UofL....
Clarksville Community Schools offering free summer meals
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Clarksville Community Schools is giving free summer meals for kids and teens up to 18 years old. Officials said there are no income requirements or registration needed. Kids also do not need to be Clarksville students to receive the food. The program runs through Friday, and...
Highest-rated boys basketball, football recruits from Louisville schools in modern era
Louisville doesn't lack for gifted athletes in area high schools. But who are the best athletes from local schools in recent decades? Using 247Sports' recruiting database, and its composite rankings, we look at the highest-rated boys basketball and football players from the area since rankings began, ending with the 2024 class; 247Sports' football...
Breckinridge Metro graduates see diplomas as second chances
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Students graduating from Breckinridge Metro High School see their diplomas as more than a milestone. They’re second chances. “I was just a kid, who got kicked out of regular school and put in alternative school,” Graduate Traquan Hobbs said. “I thought I wouldn’t get anything from it, but I was wrong.”
Meet Louisville-area Players of Year, all-region baseball teams for 6th, 7th, 8th regions
High school baseball coaches from the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth regions have selected top players from the 2024 season in their respective districts and regions. Pleasure Ridge Park junior outfielder Brayden Bruner was named Sixth Region Player of the Year. He’s batting .420 with three home runs, 37 RBIs, eight doubles, nine triples, 45 runs scored and 33 stolen bases. ...
Relay team leads at middle school state
HCMS track athletes competed in the middle school state meet on Saturday in Louisville. “Overall it was a good day. We had more kids compete than ever before, five kids earned medals and three school records were set,” coach Wes Meserve said. Hancock County’s 4×800 meter relay team placed...
Christian Academy eighth grader propels Centurions to 2nd at 2A state track and field meet
LEXINGTON — Kylie Moore’s got one over on her mother, which is saying something given that the latter won multiple ACC titles at Georgia Tech. Moore, an eighth grader at Christian Academy of Louisville, won the high jump at the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Class 2A Track and Field Championships, contested Friday at the University of Kentucky. ...
While JCPS is out for the summer, district leaders continue work to improve transportation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- While Jefferson County Public Schools are out for the summer, there's still some homework to do for parents and district staff. Heading into the next school year, JCPS and the Jefferson County Board of Education are working over the next few months to ensure a smoother start when it comes to transportation.
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